“Margaret”
The speaker accentuates Margaret’s splendor by means of parallelism. Each of the features ( eyes, hair, cheek, mouth, heart) that the speaker focuses on when recounting Margaret’s prettiness is heralded by the pronoun “Her.” The speaker is confident that Margaret adopts all the stunning features that are rendered in “Margaret.”
"For He Was Scotch, and So Was She"
The repetition of “For He Was Scotch, and So Was She” at the culmination of every stanza establishes that the couple was companionable. The compatibility contributed to their gratification and the constancy of their engagements in life. The couple’s stable talks and readings infer that they had identical interests. The assertions: “They loved each other to the last./They're loving yet, in heaven, maybe–“ means that the couple’s harmony was mystical that would rise above death and rematerialize in heaven giving the couple a prospect to regenerate their indissoluble union.
“Her Portrait”
The portrait is a contrast to the walls for the speaker defines it as “Light up the walls of mem’ry dull and grey.” The portrait accomplishes the purpose of illuminating the walls through its sparkle and realism. The portrait is naturalistic for it features the subject’s enthusiasm and tenderness. Moreover, the golden hair gives the impression of a true-to-life art that depicts the female precisely like she was.
